Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission. stimulus, advantage, provide, encouragement
Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability. management, employees, fulfilled, customers
Not everybody is created equal, and it's important for companies to identify those high potentials and treat them differently, accelerate their development and pay them more. That process is so incredibly important to developing first-class leadership in a company. equal, those, process, important
Investing in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high. incredibly, investing, early, high
One of the things we often miss in succession planning is that it should be gradual and thoughtful, with lots of sharing of information and knowledge and perspective, so that it's almost a non-event when it happens. event, miss, sharing, thoughtful
Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. whenever, talks, lives, innocent
Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget the wrenching days I spent in Haiti last year for Save the Children just weeks after the earthquake. little, wrenching, whenever, forget
Customers require the effective integration of technologies to simplify their workflow and boost efficiency. simplify, technologies, require, efficiency
Work/life benefits allow companies meaningful ways for responding to their employees' needs; they can be a powerful tool for transforming a workforce and driving a business' success. driving, business, workforce, needs
There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change. difference, very, quite, change
